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CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal ideation and depression. Please do not play if these topics may be distressing for you.

How to play: Click on highlighted text to take you to the next passage. This game tracks certain variables behind the scenes. Play in full-screen.

Resources: https://www.crisistextline.org/

In I Wish I Were a Robot you play as Emma, a woman who needs to make it through a week of her life while struggling with intrusive and invasive thoughts related to depression.

More information

Status	In development
Platforms	HTML5
Release date	Sep 20, 2021
Rating	Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (16 total ratings)
Author	Emma Kidwell
Genre	Interactive Fiction
Made with	Twine
Tags	depression, Mental Health, Narrative, Short, Twine
Average session	About a half-hour
Languages	English
Inputs	Mouse

Development log

Why I Waited
Sep 20, 2021

Comments

snakeglitter100 days ago

too close to home. :(

i wish everyone who reads it mental wellbeing.

meowarco2 years ago(+2)

A lot of your games make me feel emotions of familiarity. This topic is something I am all too familiar with. Great work as always.

Thanks for sharing Emma.

grunge gamer2 years ago(+1)

this is one of the most relatable things i've ever experienced. thank you.

Emma Kidwell2 years ago(+1)

thank you so much for playing, that means the world.

Zelenyy2 years ago(+3)

Ah, one of those almost-too-close-for-comfort Twine experiences. Some relatable similarities to past personal thoughts and actions here, and some details that are mercifully different.

I can only interpret it as something positive that you've created this. The subjects are tricky to breach in any context, so the more accounts there are out there, the better, one hopes.

Emma Kidwell2 years ago(+1)

Thanks so much for playing, and your interpretation means a lot.